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FLOR500 is a participatory art, nature, and history project that marks the importance of the moment when the history of Florida changed forever and gives a glimpse of what its landscape was like 500 years ago. Developed by Xavier Cortada, director and artist-in-residence of FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts’ Office of Engaged Creativity, the project commemorates Florida’s quincentenary in 2013.
Sharon Koskoff

Sharon Koskoff works as a professional mural artist,
designer, photographer and author. Koskoff is the chairperson for the Public
Art Advisory Board of Delray Beach, FL and an art instructor for Center for the
Arts. She is also the founding president of the Art Deco Society of the Palm
Beaches.

Artist's Statement

Koskoff is all about color, bright and bold. Gardening is
her passion, so we are so happy to be a part of FLOR500, the Delray Beach Public Art Advisory
Board is planting container gardens of Wildflowers at our City Hall to connect
to this worthwhile endeavor.

Five hundred Florida artists are sought to create art for FLOR500, a participatory art, nature, and history project that marks the importance of the moment when the history of Florida changed forever and gives a glimpse of what its landscape was like 500 years ago. Developed by Xavier Cortada, director and artist-in-residence of FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts’ Office of Engaged Creativity, the project commemorates Florida’s quincentenary in 2013. For more information click here..